The reactions to the Trump administration’s decision to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine couldn’t be more illustrative of the conflict: welcomed by the Kremlin, branded “inhumane” by Kyiv.

Russia has launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, just hours after a telephone call between the US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough. Russian attacks have escalated as concerns mount in Kyiv over whether the US will continue delivering military aid,

Russia pummeled Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war, hours after President Donald Trump spoke to Russia's Vladimir Putin, officials said.